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State Heritage Register Nomination Form for Ultimo Powerhouse NSW GOVEA'IP..,, ENT Department ol Planning State Heritage Register Nomination Form , Heritage Council ii!IJii~ of New Soull1W a'es Important notes for nominators R~~~i~~ct.by ........... .. ... .... .. Before completing this When completing this form note that: form, read the Guideline · ~ Q.,V {I VI 'Th< W'- r ~O"" for Nominations to the • It must be completed and submitted electronic ally .~.......................... .. State Herit~ge Register • to check whether a • Follow the guideline• to fill out the form accur teTYflte: DS IO "\ W Uo nomination is • jYELLOW sections! of this form are mandatory o ~~o'ffilXSfhtfla'fiOJnl is h ~ ~ Y appropriate. to be accepted for consideration. ·-·-·· --·--··-· ....·- - ·- You should only • jBLUE s·ectionsl of this form are rec·ommended, but are not essential, nominate an item you unless otherwise Indicated In the form. believe to be particularly important In the context • The completed form must show how the nominated place Is state t of all of NSW, beyond significant to meet the criteria for listing on the register. the local area or region. ! • Incomplete nominations, or those with Insufficient Information, may not be accepted. This is because only items of state heritage • A complete and accurate nomination form, with a clear assessment significance are eligible of state significance of the place or object, will assist In the timely for listing on the State consideration of your nomination. Heritage Register. • Download this form and guideline at: www.heritage.nsw.gov.au/nominating A. Nominated place 1. Name Name of place I object: U ltimo Power Hou se Other or former name(s): Ultimo Power Station; Powerhouse Museum 2. Location Street address' : 500 (no.) Harris Street (street name) U ltimo (suburb I town) Alternate street address; (no.) (street name) _(suburb I town) Local government area: Sydney City C ouncil Land parcel(s)*: 1 (Lot nols) (section no.) 631345 (DP no.) (Lot nols) (section no.) (DP no.) (Lot nols) (section no.) (DP no.) Co-ordinates•: (Latitude) (Longitude) (Datum) *At least one of these three location details must be provided. For a movable object, enter its principal location. If the place has no street number, provide land parcels. If it has no land parcels, provide Co-ordinates and a map. 3. Extent of nomination Ultimo Power H ou se • Last printed 13/111201 5 • Page 1 S:\ADVOCACY\Industrial Heritage Committee\Listings\Uitimo Power House\StateHeritageRegisterNominationFormJune2008.doc Issue of 24106/2008 Design by C. Loffi NSW GOVERNMOH Department of Planning State Heritage Reg ister Nomination Form Heritage Council li~~rij of New Souli1Wal es Curtilage ...... \ \ map of nominated ~\ '· \\ ' area: \ ( \ \\\ f0MMUN/1'1j \ . , Cf:W'f/\1: .- \ 1 \ \\ \ " • \ lo· '31_ ~~ ~ I \ ) \ ~l · , \ \~\ \ . .......... ••I . ·- \ : '( · ~ ,,~~... , · ~ ' \\ ·: ""'" ' The boundary is the prope1ty boundary for Lot 1 DP631345 4. Ownership Name of owner(s): NSW Govemment - Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences Contact person: ? ' Contact position: Director Postal address: 500 Harris Street {street address or postal box) Ultimo {suburb or town) NSW {slate) I 2000 {post code) Phone number: +61 (02) 92 17 0111 Administered by the MAAS Trust and the NSW Minister for the Ownership explanation: Arts B. Significance 5. Why is it important in NSW? Statement of state The former Ultimo Power House is of State significance historically significance: for being the first large state-owned electricity generating station in NSW and the original generating station for the supply of electricity to power the electric tramway network tlu·oughout Sydney. It was one of the largest and most important generating stations in NSW for many years and has associations with the electrification of the suburban tramway and railway systems and with the general reticulation of electrical power in Sydney. It was the site where most major Ultimo Power House • Last printed 13/11/2015 + Page 2 S:\ADVOCACY\Industrlal Heritage Commillee\Lislings\Uillmo Power House\StateHeritageRegisterNomlnationFormJune2008.doc · Issue of 24/06/2008 Design by C. Lofli NSW GOVERNMENT Deparlmenl of Planning ' State Heritage Register Nomination Form Heritage Council iii~flrii of l~ew South W<Jles technological advancements in electrical generation, including steam turbines and large-scale, altemating-current generation, were trialled by NSW electricity authorities. The station also played a major part in the development of the Ultimo/Pyrmont area. The power station buildings are a landmark group of buildings which relate closely to the visual and architectural industrial context of the area. The Boilerhouse building was, in its day, one of the largest brickwork structures in the state and the chimneys were significant Sydney landmarks for seventy years. Furthe1more, the adaptive work undertaken for the station's conversion to the Powerhouse Museum is significant both for its successful re-use of the buildings and successful integration of old and new buildings; the new building was awarded the Sulman Medal by the RAJA in 1988. The Ultimo Power House was adapted to house the Museum of Applied Arts and Technology (later, the Powerhouse Museum), the principal museum of technology, manufacturing, science and craft in NSW and retains the historical, aesthetic and cultural associations of this Museum dating back to the International Exhibition in the late nineteenth century. It is an ongoing repository for the exhibition of the finest examples of the skill and industry of the countty and has an educational and research role in these areas as part of its operation. In this context, it has social significance for many Sydneysiders for whom the Powerhouse Museum represents an impottant educational and cultmal experience and a coll1ltlunal commitment to honouring the past and those who have been significant in the evolution of modem Australian society. Comparisons: White Bay Power Station; Balmain Power Station (demolished); Bunnerong Power Station (demolished). C. Description 6. Existing place or object Description: The remains of the Ultimo Power House are four intercormected buildings which were the Engine-house and Turbine Hall, the (2nd) Boilerhouse, the Office Building m1d the Switchhouse. All equipment from the power station phase has been removed from the interiors and exteriors of the buildings and the buildings survive as extemal shells, adapted to the new use as a Museum. OFFICE BUILDING The office building is a tlU'ee storey symmetrical building, 30m wide Ultimo Power House • Last printed 13/11/201 5 • Page 3 S:\ADVOCACYIInduslrial Herilage Commlllee\Lislings\Uilimo Power House\SlateHerilageRegisterNominalionFormJune2008.doc Issue of 16/06/2008 Design by C. Loffi NSW GOVERNMENT Department of Planning State Heritage Register Nomination Form Heritage Council &~~~~ of New So.JU1Waes and 14m deep, with sevei1 bays, built in a simplified Italian Renaissance Classical style. It faces William Henry Street and is pattly obscured by the William Henry Street Bridge. The rusticated stone base supports a stone plinth on which sits the brick superstructure. The articulation continues in the form of brick pilasters with a sandstone entablature, above which is a brick parapet. On the ground floor, window mullions are in the fotm of classical pilasters, while on the top floor they are plain. Beneath each window is a spandrel infilled with bricks in herringbone pattern. The frontispiece is in the form of an aedicule two stories high, with large-scale stone pilasters on stone pedestals, surmounted by a pediment. Within the frontispiece is an entrance having semicircular arch with a console keystone. The principal featme in the aedicule is the spandrel which identifies the building's ownership as the New South Wales Govenunent Transport Depattment (NSWGTD). Surrounding the name of the building is a band of lightning bolts, a stylised representation of electricity, which passes behind a decorated floriated crest incorporating the Southem Cross. The spandrel was once smmounted by a leadlight window which bore the State Coat of Arms. On the top floor, each pair ofpilasters, on the east and west ends, is gathered over a semi-circular opening which makes the semi-circular arched windows appear recessed. The building has a distinguished architectural composition shown in brickwork, windows and facades. The bricks are very fine plastic-moulded and have a warm red-brown colour and pointed with a light red-brown mortar. The work tlu·oughout is English bond except in the spandrels where it is heningboned. The robust cedar window joinery is very fine and is consistent with the time of building. The repetition of the pilasters, spandrels and windows on the north, east, and west facades adds to the carefl.ll ornamentation of the building. All that remains of the old boiler house on the eastern side of the Office Building is the remains of the fust chinmey stack and the flashing outline of the gable roof in the brickwork of the second boilerhouse. THE ENGINE ROOM AND TURBINE HALL Contemporaneous with the office building but different in concept and design is the engine room. It is approximately 30m wide and 30m deep and is, in effect, an extension of the office building. The bricks, still laid in English hond, are brown-grey and the character of the building is much more utilitarian. The pilasters are strengthening devices and divide the west front (the building's only facade) into five bays with paired windows. The openings of the metal framed windows are segmental-arched
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